jewelry giftsMy mother would be so proud of me for starting my holiday shopping early this year. Normally, I'm frantic by the time they approach and between the extra cooking and baking and the shopping, I'm usually a frazzle. However, this summer I found that it is so easy to get nice gifts online at discounts. I plan to give jewelry gifts for the women in the family, but I haven't figured out what to give the guys yet. I find that if I approach selecting gifts thematically, it's much easier to select them. I found these earrings online for a great price, so I ordered them for my older sister. One down, four to go...

Jewelry gifts are popular in the family, especially with the women and girls. And it's a fun thing for me to look at and buy. In fact, I could spend hours looking at jewelry gifts online and during this hot spell, that's what I'm doing to entertain myself for an hour or so each evening. I'm not asking advice from others this time because I want to learn to shop for jewelry gifts and think about the tastes and preferences of the people I am buying for instead of opting for quick advice from others.